Join your fellow archivists at the OAA’s 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Friday October 2, 20209:30 AM – 3:30 PM Members – FREE / Non-Members – $25(First 20 non-members registered are FREE) SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE
The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) will open applications for the 2020/2021 grant cycle of the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program on Friday, September 11. This grants-in-aid program sets aside $500,000 to award grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 to municipal, county or tribal governments and not-for-profit historical organizations, as well …
OAA institutional member, Metropolitan Library System, is now offering historical tours of Oklahoma City. Find out more information on their website: https://www.metrolibrary.org/okctours
OAA Board member and archivist at The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center Rachel Henson was named in the acknowledgments of a recent episode of “The Last Archive” by historian and podcaster, Jill Lepore. Listen here: https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/lastarchive?selected=CAD1171204938
Join us Wednesday, July 8 at 2:00 PM CST for a virtual membership meeting. This meeting is an opportunity to check in with members as well as discuss ideas for the annual fall meeting. The Zoom meeting details are below. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/98959346348?pwd=MGpQd3NpR0FsOU9nQ3JaTFNqcVFCdz09Meeting ID: 989 5934 6348Password: 1fmkU9P68W
Sarah Milligan is requesting those archival organizations with material related to the Tulsa Race Massacre (from a single item to a complex collection) respond to a brief survey related to these holdings. The survey is in anticipation of an upcoming teacher’s workshop in Tulsa related to this history, but I am also …
We are excited to announce a new OAA webinar, “Get the Word: A Framework for Promoting Collections” which will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2 pm CST. Led by Bonnie Cain-Wood, Communications Services Manager at the Oklahoma State University Library, this session will begin by walking participants …
The Emergency Preparedness and Response Online Course will meet every Thursday in October 2020 from 10:00am-11:30am, Central Time. The Online Course is FREE to attend, but interested individuals must complete an application for registration. Registration is only open to staff, volunteers and board members of museums, historical societies, historic sites, …
The Oklahoma Archivists Association would like to take this opportunity to make a public statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to condemn racism and violence. We support and stand with the protestors and their families who are speaking out to government officials and law enforcement agencies. …
REopening Archives, Libraries and Museums (REALM) is a research partnership between OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle to create and distribute science-based information and recommended practices designed to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to staff and visitors who are engaging in the delivery or use of …
